无胫而来 — “Talented people come uninvited to those who appreciate them”
无胫而来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Talented people come uninvited to those who appreciate them”. Good things happen or come about without being sought. Literally, “comes without legs”.
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More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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Open the tool →Questions about 无胫而来
What does 无胫而来 mean?
无胫而来 (wú jìng ér lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Talented people come uninvited to those who appreciate them”.
How do you pronounce 无胫而来?
无胫而来 is pronounced wú jìng ér lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无胫而来 literally mean?
Literally, 无胫而来 means “comes without legs”. It is used to mean “Talented people come uninvited to those who appreciate them”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无胫而来?
犹无胫而行。常以喻良才不招而自至爱贤者之门。同“无胫而至”。